I think both Cahalane and Cadogan are full backs and I think Cahalane has the edge. If we’d won last week we could have risked having a look but unless results go our way this weekend we probably don’t have that luxury.

We have problems in the half back line but we also have issues in the corner.

What management have achieved this year and last is a good collective defensive effort which has mostly made up for some of those weaknesses. But we are living dangerously.

We are through now. This is a very solid achievement. When you consider the relegation play off situation where we landed at the bottom of the pile. When you consider all the underage failures over the last years. This must have been target one for the management. They have achieved this while 2 of the last 4 from last year are gone. Credit due. The target now is to plan the road ahead whether that is as Munster 1/2 or as qualifiers from 3rd. The target is not July 1 the target is the All Ireland. I assume the management are not looking for that as their barometer. Pitch invasions at the final whistle should be reserved for the Final.

Waterford must be gutted . All Ireland Minor title 2013..... those lads are all 23 now should be in their prime. Dan the attention seeker is away now with his tail between his legs. They were robbed last week and then applauded for their magnanimous reaction to being robbed...… would Cody have been thus.?

bronxrebe; wrote:How sad is it that you have to contemplate that Cork are better off losing this week. Short of that they may then be better off losing the Munster Final. Not the way it should be.

well stats back you up. The Munster champions have since the inception of the back door route have a very low success rate in the All Ireland Semi-finals. That said you have to play each game on it's on merit and can't approach the next couple of games with a fear of history.

Given this has been a very competitive Munster championship, are whoever wins going to be able to come down off an inevitable high and go again against a side with momentum going into an All-Ireland semi. The gap for the Munster & Leinster champions to their All-Ireland semi is now 4 weeks instead of 5. I am not 100% sure the 5 week gap is the reason for the failure of Munster champions at All-Ireland semi-final stage but the numbers are there for all to see

Being 100% honest I don't think the All-Ireland champions will be a Munster side and furthermore it would not surprise me after such a demanding Munster championship if we see all three of Galway, Kilkenny and Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-finals